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October 13, 1999
Pacific Power workers
share books
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Child Welfare Agency Needs
Crisis Foster Homes
Tern Barnett, Associate Director,
it The Boys & Girls Aid Society of
Oregon, announced that there is an
mmediate need in the tri-county area
or foster parents willing to shelter
,-outh in crisis. The agency is working
o meet the increased need for foster
:are brought on by growing demand.
Girls ranging in age from 11 to 17 are
nost in need o f short-term foster
lomes.
The children and youth in crisis
vho are fostered through the agency
nay have been removed from their
homes or found homeless for a vari­
ety o f reasons; from abuse and neglect
to abandonment, family illness, emo­
tional problems, or unplanned preg­
nancies.
Crisis foster parents care for chil­
dren from one to three days while the
agency performs an assessment, pro­
vides assistance and finds a more per­
manent placement. Foster parents can
be married or single, rent or own their
home, work outside the home, and
may or may not have their own chil­
dren Foster parents provide the youth
in their care w ith positive, healthy role
models, bringing positive change to
their lives. Foster homes are certified
by the agency, receive reimbursement
for food and other expenses, and are
supported 24 hours a day by agency
counselors.
Adults interested in finding out
more about becoming foster parents
with The Boys & Girls Aid Society are
encouraged to contact Sue Lyon at
(503) 222-9662, extension 137. Fos­
ter parents and counselors are avail­
able for interv iews.
Fed Up With
BLAND
CHICKEN?
"We've teamed up with Popeyes to spread the word
about flavor. And we mean FLAVOR! Popeyes' own
NEW ORLEANS SPICY or LOUISIANA M ILD
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PARTY FOR YOUR MOUTH! That's every bite of every
way Popeyes serves it up... Chicken Boxes, Dinners,
Sandwiches, Wings and Strips. Not to mention the
taste-tempting side dishes and biscuits!
"Yessir, you can COUNT ON POPEYES to deliver
flavorful goodness, no matter how you love your
chicken. If you are tired to death of that
bland chicken those other guys serve, come
on over to POPEYES. And help us in our mission to
SAVE THE WORLD FROM BLAND CHICKEN!"
leen Van Tyne (left), SMART (start Marking a Reader Today) Coordinator for Astor and Chief J°sep
lementary Schools helps Val Anderson, SMART area manager for Multnomah County, load books from
book Mve. More than 2.200 OooXs »ent to cMO and adult Weraoy programs.
(PO RTLA N D , O re.) - Pacific
Power employees brought in books
by the armload and box full to sup­
port local literacy programs. Com­
pany volunteers spent hours collect­
ing, sorting cleaning and delivering
more than 2,200 books during its
first book drive this fall.
Employees donated an array of
books, from popular ch ild ren ’s
books like Clifford and the Harry
Potter series to lesser-known titles,
and teen and adult books, ranging
from love stories to “how to” books
on everything embroidery to shop­
ping for a pet.
Val Anderson, Multnomah County
area manager for Start Making a
Reader Today, said the variety is
priceless in boosting literacy ef­
forts. “The books enhance our per­
manent collection so volunteers
have something more to get kids
really hooked on reading,” Ander­
son said. SMART volunteers spend
time reading with children who need
special one-on-one attention. With
a wider selection, Anderson said,
volunteers can better find titles to
match the child’s interest.
The SMART program received
hundreds o f books from the drive to
use in its literacy program. In addi­
tion to donating books. Pacific
Power employees also spend hun­
dreds o f hours each year reading to
children at local schools- nearly 650
hours during the 1998-99 school
year.
Portland employees volunteer at
elementary schools across the area,
including Boise-Eliot, Astor. King
and, beginning this year, Meek El­
ementary.
The book drive and volunteer read­
ing are coordinated through the
company’s employee program-Em-
ployee Community help Orgamza-
tion-which participates in commu­
nity activities throughout Pacific
Power’s service area each. To date
in 1999, volunteers have helped with
61 projects in the Portland area
alone.
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